Birky Pond–Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Birky Pond–Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Park near Cardinal Court, IL. The route reaches Birky Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Birky Pond–Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 792–836 ft
Out & Back · Maxwell Park
Trailhead: 40.52024, -89.02143
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 43% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Country Financial Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Birky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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